as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
elementary level; beginner level
educational institution; school; academy; campus
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
school building; schoolhouse
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
two persons; two people; pair; couple
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
radiant smile; contented smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
both hands; both arms; ten
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to ask; to enquire; to query
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament